2020 - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly! 2020 Will Be a Year We Will All Remember…Or Should That Be Forget!

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2020 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly! 2020 will be a year we will all remember…or should that be forget!

hile a different and interesting year, where schools, families 9. We were worried about family members overseas. Wand students had to adapt and work together in order to 10. We were worried about those members of our community who continue delivering an education, there have been several learnings were at risk. that we can take forward - for the better. The difference between The Ugly Lockdown 1 and Lockdown 2 was incredible. We had a level of 1. Jobs were lost. familiarity and quickly returned to what we had already experienced. 2. Businesses struggled. How seamlessly things went! Routines were quickly back in place 3. Families struggled. and playground chatter was again replaced with Teams meetings. It 4. People lost their lives. worked! Thankfully the second lockdown was more relaxed, there was 5. Overseas travel came to a halt. a greater sense of freedom and more importantly, it was short lived, 6. We were, and still are, worried about our economy. and we have been able to move on and complete our year together as 7. Haircuts from home during Lockdown 1. a community. Service at the forefront – The Saint Kentigern Way The Good Personally, one of the standout lessons gained this year has been 1. We managed to complete all our start of year Outdoor Education our changing approach to service. As a school, and wider Saint programmes and our swimming sports. Kentigern community, we were driven to see how we could help 2. We kept our school year terms and breaks as planned which helped people/families in our own back yard during the difficult times. continuity of learning. Whether it is was donating money to help our emergency service 3. We moved quickly to distance learning, sought feedback and then workers or food to local schools in order to help those who were made changes following feedback from parents. struggling due to lost income, the response has been phenomenal. 4. The weather was fantastic! (Imagine lockdown if it had been wet People were looking for a vehicle to help others and to me that is and windy.) what is so special about Saint Kentigern, 5. Fantastic hygiene protocols have become part of the norm – flu symptoms have declined. Our annual service trips to Fiji and Vanuatu had to be cancelled this 6. Exercise became part of family life. year and the 2nd Lockdown also scuppered our planned Service trip 7. Families spent time together. to Gisborne. It would have been easy to let it slide for 2020, however, 8. Daily Chapel Chats from Reverend Hardie kept interest from our Year 8 students, parents and our Chaplain saw a our community connected. new plan emerge where we could work with a local Kura in Manurewa. 9. Celtic Day happened and the Castle Siege How quickly things happen when you have motivated team of people was legendary with the skillset to make things work. What was achieved over the 10. James Hiddleston’s Ode to the Haggis course of the week was incredible, however, more important was the was flawless connection and relationship that has now been formed between two 11. Exploring your own backyard has become communities. 2021 will see us collaborate and work together in order a reality. to share our strengths in our journey together.

The Bad And to cap the year off, our Chaplains proposed the creation of 1. Things happened quickly and people 1000 Christmas Hampers to be given to identified communities weren’t prepared. for some Christmas cheer. Food, treats and gifts were generously 2. We were worried about provided by our families from the four Saint Kentigern Schools. These the unknown. were made up and distributed prior to Christmas. ‘Every cloud has a 3. We missed some family silver lining!’ members who weren’t in 2020 'is what it is' and will shortly be ‘it’s what it was.’ At the end our bubble. of the day we coped, adapted, got through it and then over it. Being 4. We missed our friends. positive and solution focussed goes a long way and it is equally 5. Annual events had to important that we grab people along the way to join us. We have be cancelled – Mothers’ been incredibly lucky in comparison to other countries, however, it Morning Tea, Father is not time to become blasé as we are seeing the second and third and Son Breakfast and waves affecting countries as they head into their second winter. Grandparents’ Morning. 6. Sporting opportunities I hope you are enjoying a restful break with family and friends were limited. (because we can) and look forward to a great 2021 - and the 7. The Performers’ completion of our new buildings. Choir tour to Australia was cancelled. Fides Servanda Est 8.School is not Peter Cassie, the same without Principal students. boys' school boys'

18 Graduation Dinner

ith the Year 8 boys’ time at the Boys’ School drawing to a close, W137 boys, their parents, staff, Trust Board members and invited guests gathered at Eden Park Function Centre, to reflect back on the boys’ last eight years of friendship and learning, as they prepare to move on to the next stage in their education. multiple deployments to Papua New Guinea, earning several military Deputy Principal and Acting Senior School Dean, Mr Grayson honours. Sean spoke of his exploits whilst deployed overseas with Aspinall opened the formalities saying, ‘Due to the unprecedented an overriding message to the boys to learn to bounce back from circumstances of this year, you will go down in history as the Leavers’ adversity. Deputy Head Prefect, Louis Spillane gave thanks to Sean, of 2020 who endured so much – more than any year group that has speaking with assured confiden zce after a year in his leadership role. gone before you. I genuinely believe you will be stronger for that. You have had to deal with constant changes to lifestyle, school and social As our boys prepare for their next adventure, Principal, Mr Peter expectations, lockdowns, distance learning and numerous cancelled Cassie raised a toast to Year 8, thanking both the boys and parents events, including sport and musical opportunities all lost. Your for their ‘amazing contribution’ to the School, giving particular resolve has been tested to the limits, yet you have all met the various focus to the parents’ role in distance learning during lockdown. challenges head-on and dealt with the disappointment.’ He gave special acknowledgement to those families who have had two or more sons graduate over the years and those who have had President of the Old Collegians, Hayden Butler was invited to speak ‘generational’ involvement. There was also another group of boys before Chapel Prefect, Tom Tipler said Grace in thanks for a fine meal. he acknowledged. Pierce Gault, Oliver Hardie, Rafi Newland, Caleb This year’s special after-dinner guest is no stranger to Saint Power, Luca Souloglou and Hugh Webber all shared their first day Kentigern having attended both the Boys’ School and the College. of school in 2012 with Mr Cassie, his very first day as Principal of the Major Sean McCulloch was a Boys’ School prefect and Head Boy of Boys’ School! the College in 2001. On graduation, Sean attended the Australian This was a most enjoyable evening and it was clear to see the bond Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College Duntroon in that has developed not only between the boys over the years but also Canberra Australia. Subsequently, he was deployed to Afghanistan their parents. We wish our graduating Year 8 boys all the best on five occasions, Iraq twice, three times to the Middle East and as they embark on the next stage of their educational journey. boys' school boys'

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21 boys' school 22 boys' school A Boys’ School Prizegiving 2020 Middle School Academic Awards. the presented years, seven after on moves also who Carpenter, Kellie Mrs School. Junior our in teaching years eight after on moving is who Worth Marie by Mrs presented were Awards Academic School Junior The interlude. amusical provided Band Jazz the before Hodge, David service. of years dedicated many her for thanks sincere our offer we and School Boys’ the of supporter astalwart been always has She Chair. Deputy as recently most member, Board aTrust as serving of years 20 after retired recently Harris Mrs Harris. Rosemary by Mrs presented were Awards Cultural and Speech Music, the citizenship. and to service contribution anotable made have who those to recognise and success, cultural and sporting academic, their on winners prize year’s this to congratulate campus, College the at Centre, Sport Collegians Old the filled teachers and guests families, their Students, ceremony. Prizegiving the into guests invited receiving a special award and a 1st place in the NIWA Science Fair. Science NIWA the in place a1st and award aspecial receiving as well as Distinction, aHigh scoring Assessments Mathematics ICAS the in result exceptional an achieved also He Dux. for Cup Pupil Foundation the of recipient aworthy is and man young conscientious and motivated diligent, ahighly been has Aston 94.9%. of average an with 380 total a was This 98%. Science and 95%, Science Social 92%, Maths 94%, English were: results examination and year combined his year, This School. Boys’ Kentigern Saint at years two his during results excellent achieved has and curriculum the of areas all in excellence for striving year, outstanding an had has Ingram Aston Ingram Aston DUX The Sports Awards were presented by Head of Saint Kentigern, Mr Mr Kentigern, Saint of by Head presented were Awards Sports The Conelly, Mark Mr Board, Trust the of by Chair address the Following Leighton had the honour of leading the procession of staff and and staff of procession the leading of honour the had Leighton Spencer piper, year, the of event School Boys’ last very the our Year 8s well as they move on to secondary school. to secondary on move they as well Year 8s our wish we and awards received who boys the of to all Congratulations Centre. Sports the of out filed they as party official the joined Trankels. Boy, Max Head Deputy and Poole Sebe Boy, Head 2021, for Prefects Head new to the leadership of mantel the to hand Spillane, Louis Deputy, by his joined was He Speech. Valedictory final his made Hiddleston Boy, James Head graduating before Cassie by Mr presented were Awards,’ ‘Special the morning, Awards Service and Living Christian the presented Conelly Mr and Awards, Academic School Senior the to present Kirk community. extended alarge, as safely to gather able be and Zealand New in be to are we lucky how ourselves reminding year the finishing us left and ways many so in stronger all us to make served also it challenges, its brought have may 2020 Whilst to forget. one possibly or – remember to on a year reflecting address, his gave Cassie Mr Principal, Edison Zhou Zhou Edison Accessit Proxime Mathematics and Science ICAS Assessments. Assessments. ICAS Science and Mathematics the in Distinctions High two achieved Edison Competition. Writing Words with Win Remuera the in place 2nd awarded was he and astrength is Writing talents. outstanding his recognising Award aMusic awarded was and groups music of arange in participates who musician talented ahighly is He activities. cultural and academic of avariety in participated has who student outstanding an is Edison 93.9%. of average an with 376 of atotal was This 92%. Science 94%, Science Social 91%, Maths 99%, English were: results examination and recipient. Edison’s combined year hard-working adeserving, is who Zhou, to Edison awarded is Accessit Proxime for Cup Jubilee The In their final act as students of the Boys’ School, the Year 8 boys boys 8 the Year School, Boys’ the of students as act final their In the of awards final the Choir, Performers’ the from item an After Richard Mr School, Senior the of Dean former back We welcomed Combo, Jazz by our time this break, musical another Following this award. this of recipient deserving well isa and field the off and on member. Samuel demonstrates sportsmanship and pride team best the for Cup Rugby Franklin the awarded was He Team. Country Cross Zone Eastern and Champion Country Year 8 Cross Team, ABasketball Team, Rugby XV 1st Team, ATouch Team, Athletics Zone Inter and Zone Eastern codes: sporting many in level highest the at School the represented has who Jancys, to Samuel goes Year the of Sportsman Senior for Cup Perry Ross The Jancys Samuel Year the Sportsman of Senior Senior Citizenship Cup Joel Campbell Brain Matthews' Lachlan Klouwens Memorial Trophy Citizenship Cup Joshua McLister Austin Watson

Saint Kentigern Rex Hooton Cup for Knox Family Lion Poole Cup School Spirit Heart Award Oliver McGuiness Luka Makata Marco Alpe

Middle School Remuera Lions’ Team of the Year Sportsman Citizenship 1st XI Cricket Team Hugo Bricklebank Antoni Dick & Reuben Black

Two National ICAS Medals Awarded

wo Boys’ School students, Gavin Chen in Year 3 and Oliver Mar in Year 4, clearly know their numbers! They were very proud to hear that they Twould be awarded ICAS medals for achieving the top score in the country for their year group in the New Zealand and Pacific International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS).

Gavin received an ICAS medal for his top mark in New Zealand for Year 3 mathematics and Oliver received a medal for the top marks in the country for Year 4 mathematics!

ICAS, commonly referred to as the ‘University of New South Wales competitions,’ is conducted annually in Australia and over 20 countries globally. These are independent skills- based assessments and school tests for primary and secondary school students in a range of subjects including Computer Skills, English, Maths, Science, Spelling and Writing.

Almost 100,000 students sit these tests world-wide, so it is an amazing achievement to be awarded national medals for top marks in the country! This is the second year in a row that Oliver has been awarded an ICAS mathematics medal. Both boys said the tests were not easy – particularly question 29 according to Gavin!

Congratulations to Gavin and Oliver on their outstanding academic success! boys' school boys'

23 24 boys' school W Celtic Day at Last! Yes! Gordon Campbell, the local police school community officer, originally originally officer, community school police local the Campbell, Gordon Constable was morning the for guest Special year!’ this November in Day Celtic having be we’d guessed have ever would ‘Who lilt! Scottish to watch. members family and parents for Hall Chalmers JC to livestreamed was ceremony official the afirst, in Centre, Sports the in allowed numbers on restrictions With Kentigern. Saint of Prayer the led Tom Tipler Prefect, Chapel where Centre, Sports the cars passing by! the from stares curious to very colour, blazing of aribbon in Centre Sports Jubilee the towards Road Shore down 2and Gate through out re-routed was year this march the place, takes construction Milner and Chris Townsend taking the lead. James Collegians, Old with boys, our for afirst was this so exams in were seniors College the date, late the with but Day Celtic attend would Drums and Pipes College the Usually parade. the to begin Drums and Pipes School Boys’ the for moment the signalling field, the across far carrying voices their challenge, the down laid Alpe Marco (instruments). bells of name the on took clans Wishart the whilst birds of name the chose clans Hamilton’s fish, of name the chose Chalmers clans, five their for trees of name the chose Cargill Houses. by the adopted –were rang never that bell the and swam never that fish the grew, never that tree the flew, never that bird -the legend his of symbols aboy, the as Kentigern St of story the Honouring heritage. Maori Zealand’s New and Scottish our of mix a to reflect year this name of achange with each House, each smiles! with bright and paint face of streaks tartan, of flashes colours, House in swathed aday It’s mind. in learning and fun both with theme, a Scottish around arranged activities of favour in suspended is timetable School Boys’ entire the when year the of day only -the best’ the is Day ‘Celtic you, tell will boys our of one any as –because, end year’s the before calendar the in date replacement a to find found be wouldn’t ‘Sit ye doon!’bellowed Principal, Mr Peter Cassie with his best best his with Cassie Peter Mr Principal, ye doon!’bellowed ‘Sit into party official the piping of honour the had Leighton Spencer major whilst hoardings, with enclosed field the half With by led group, Haka Kapa tartan-clad the up, lined clans the With for five clans, twenty the of agathering with early started day The for an April Celtic Day, there was no way that the means means the that way no was Day, there Celtic April an for plans thwarted 2020 in early Lockdown Covid-19 first the hen

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25 26 boys' school F online presentation skills to the test, engaging with a small panel panel asmall with engaging test, to the skills presentation online new their to put required was boy each and digitally submitted were projects all year, this boards, display visual usual more the on projects Auckland Science and Technology Fair. NIWA the at judging for projects science their presented School Top Winners: Category Placed 23 Awards at Niwa Science Fair! Purifying Customized Heath Somervell and George McGuinness Kushnir Jordan Ingram Aston Hewes Alexander Doherty Jack Spillane Louis and Benton Harrison Newland Rafi and Andrews Adam SPECIAL PRIZES Lungs to your Listen With all the disruptions of 2020, rather than presenting their their presenting than rather 2020, of disruptions the all With Earth and Beyond Raymond Mallin Symposium, a select group of young scientists from our Senior Senior our from scientists young of group aselect Symposium, Science Digital Inaugural School Boys’ the from on ollowing Material World Aston Ingram Dirty Water Dirty First Place First place

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Science Symposium - Sharing Knowledge

n recent years, the Boys’ School has held a Science Symposium, data, analyse and interpret their results and then draw their conclusion Iinviting experts from a cross section of New Zealand’s scientific – noting whether this supported or disproved their hypothesis before community to share their knowledge with a large gathering of evaluating their procedure. students, staff and parents at an evening function. As with all things From across the two year levels, 30 projects were selected to be in 2020, the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown had repercussions on shared at the Science Symposium. Whilst the school wasn’t in a how this year’s event would be organised. position to invite in experts, we had plenty of our own to draw on! The timing of the Symposium has always gone hand in hand with The weeks of preparation and investigation meant these boys had the annual Science Fair, although this too, had a slightly different become experts in their own field and were keen to share what twist this year. For generations, students have presented their science they had learnt. Parents were invited in and the boys shared their investigations on a presentation board for judging at school, before project four times each, across two sessions, with rotating groups those selected move on to the inter-school NIWA Science Fair. This of students. With each presentation, the boys became increasingly year, all schools were encouraged to prepare digital Science Fair confident in their delivery. presentations, in the event that lockdown may continue and would From the 30 projects on show, fifteen were selected to be need to be judged online. submitted to the NIWA Science Fair. There are over 200 boys in Years 7&8 at the Boys’ School who worked in pairs or independently on a project of their own scientific interest that required following a line of investigation and drawing their own conclusions. Often the hardest part is coming up with a topic but once confirmed, the boys followed a rigorous line of investigation stating their aim, identifying the variables to be tested and making their hypothesis - a prediction of what the possible outcome could be and why. The boys needed to identify their method of testing, gather their boys' school boys'

27 Literacy Week

t’s not every day that the Junior School boys Iare met at the Expressway drop off by a large, beaming white rabbit! Unlike Alice in Wonderland’s errant character, Mr Cassie’s White Rabbit was not ‘late, late for a very important date’ – he was dressed and ready for the Book Parade!

In the last week of Term 3, the Junior School and Middle School were alive with literacy activities. To celebrate their love of reading, the boys dressed up as their favourite book characters and with the book in hand, paraded in a loop around Roselle House, out onto Shore Road and back – much to the amusement of passers-by! With Alert Level 2 restrictions still in place, we sadly could not invite our parents onto campus, but in place, Mr Andrew Vicars set up cameras to live stream the parade to our families.

‘Where’s Wally’, Willy Wonka and the ever-popular boy wizard, Harry Potter, had a particularly strong presence – notably absent was previous favourite, ‘Captain Underpants’ but a cool September chill probably excluded that scantily clad character! It was heartening to see that children’s stories from another generation still endure with the Saucepan Man from Enid Blyton’s ‘Magic Faraway Tree’ and George Remi’s ‘The Adventures of Tin Tin’ added to the mix! The staff weren’t shy about dressing up either with Eric Carle, Roald Dahl and Dr Seuss characters amongst the favourites.

Literacy is born from the human need to tell stories to better understand ourselves and the world in which we live; it can also transport us to another world on a journey rich with words. The Book Parade is always a vibrant event and one that the boys enjoy, but behind the dressing up is a strategic academic focus to make literacy fun; the parade encourages the boys to read widely with books playing a key role in encouraging curiosity, expanding their vocabulary and language skills, and stimulating the boys’ imaginations – all skills that will help with their wider learning.

As electronic devices now take their place in the library alongside the shelves of books, one fundamental is unchanged, the need to encourage children to read for both pleasure and learning.

We Are Authors

n celebration of Literacy Week, each of the classes in the Junior School and Middle School Iwere asked to decorate the door of their classroom themed on a book of their choosing. Year 2LB took a slightly different tack and each created their own story book to peg on the door!

The boys were looking at the process of creative writing – writing to entertain an audience. They discussed and brainstormed ideas, with motivation coming from images of different animals that had been photoshopped and mixed together. First drafting their stories, they then set about editing them before publishing them, using either their best handwriting or type written copy. To complete their book, they designed and drew an eye-catching front cover, and added further illustrations throughout their book. 2LB shared their stories with 2AT and 1KFK – to reach their goal of entertaining an audience! And as the icing on the cake, they won the Junior School section of the Door Competition! boys' school boys'

28 Sharing Te Reo

owering over their Boys’ School hosts, a group from two of our schools enjoyed each Tof Year 10 boys from the College, accompanied other’s company. by Matua Maurice Nelson, visited the Junior School Matua Nelson is keen to further the at the Shore Road campus to share their love of connection between the campuses and Te Reo. hopes that next year, his senior students A group of Year 3 boys joined the ‘big boys’ in Years 12 and 13 can return to share their out on the field, and like boys anywhere, as soon learning with the Boys’ School. as a ball was introduced, the inhibitions came In thanks, Reverend Reuben Hardie tumbling down! Dodging between the legs of said, ‘I want to acknowledge the gift you older boys, the pint-sized rugby players were have for teaching our boys the games in keen to share their skills, whilst the older boys Te Reo today – the boys are still talking facilitated play between the age groups. about them and I know the teachers With the boys now relaxed in each other’s observing are keen to try and teach company, it was back in the Junior School for them to their own classes. Our sincere Matua Nelson to lead both groups of boys in some thanks to Matua Maurice and the College hand, language and co-ordination games, picking boys for taking the time to up the speed as the youngsters caught on. visit the Boys’ School. It was greatly appreciated.’ To complete the visit, the entire Junior School was joined by boys from Years 4 and 5 to watch the College boys perform the new Saint Kentigern College Haka - ‘Te Haka o Te Kura O Hato Keneti’. This was recently written and choreographed by two of the Year 10 visitors, Rawiri Martin and Sua Hotere-Sosopo, who led their peers in the performance.

The timing of the visit was perfect, as the Boys’ School were preparing for their own annual Haka competition. Traditionally, a Haka is seen as a ceremonial dance or challenge, and is usually performed to represent the group’s pride, strength, unity and belonging. For Saint Kentigern, the Haka brings our people together from all cultures and helps connect us to our surrounding areas. It also represents identity and being proud of who we are and where we come from. This was clearly evident today as students boys' school boys'

29 Mountains, Sun, Sky, Fly!

n this age of screens, phones, devices and entertainment at the touch of a fingertip, there are few Ijoys as simple and exhilarating as flying a brightly coloured kite in the breeze – especially if you made it yourself!

Fab Friday in the Junior School is a chance to try something new, with Literacy and STEAM (Science Tech Engineering Art and Maths) based activities, linked to classroom learning on offer. Parents are invited to lend assistance, giving them the opportunity to get to know the boys and other parents in their son’s class, during these informal Friday sessions.

Fab Friday’s kite project brought art, technology, creativity and collaboration to the fore, as the boys in Year 0-1 designed, built, decorated and learnt to fly a kite.

With the chosen theme, ‘Aotearoa,’ the design and construction phase took several sessions. First the boys drew their design on paper, drawing inspiration from New Zealand’s landscape, later transferring it to silk with a strong black outline. Next it was coloured with the rich, deep tones of fabric pastels. We are very thankful to the parents who helped but especially our ‘ironing dads!’ Before the boys could move on to the next stage, the silk was ironed between sheets of absorbent paper to remove the excess wax from the pastel work, and to heat-set the pastel artwork onto the cloth. As blue and green dye was painted over the top, the pastel layer formed a resist, with the dye absorbing into the white fabric in between. With the excess dye blotted, the vibrant artworks were left to dry.

Frames were built from bamboo and the silk glued in place. The boys helped attach the bridle – the strings that attach to the frame, to which the flying line is tied. A ribbon was also added to the base of the kite to give stability.

The exact origin of kites is not known, although it is known that they were flown in China and the Malay Archipelago two to three thousand years ago. Early accounts describe kites used for measuring distances, which was useful information for moving large armies across difficult terrain. They were also used to calculate and record wind readings and provided a unique form of communication similar to ship flags at sea. In more recent times, meteorological observatories around the world used kites to lift instruments thousands of feet into the air. This gave a great deal of information about the atmosphere, and vastly improved the weather forecasting of the time.

But for our boys, flying the kites was about having some fun! And so with the wind at their backs and kites in hand, the boys took off across the field! boys' school boys'

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31 boys' school Annual Speech Competitions

ave you ever considered the notion that a ferret could come in handy when rewiring Buckingham Palace? Did you know that horseshoe crabs Hdonate blood which is used to treat humans with serious illnesses? Or given thought to the role that animals, such as horses, donkeys and elephants play in human transport. Or even the responsibility given to humble pigeons that carried messages in wartime France? Do you know the history of Blue Bird Chips or the effect that Lego can have on the imagination?

There was much to learn from the boys at this year’s Senior and Middle School speech competitions. Held on two separate days, we welcomed Wendy Petrie, the co-anchor of Television New Zealand's One News at 6pm for many years and Kate Laurence, the Director of Head Held High as adjudicators for the senior competition, with TVNZ news reporter, Kimberlee Downs joining Kate to judge the Middle School competition.

There was certainly rigour in choosing the finalists, as each year group was put through their paces to determine who would go through the finals. Well done to the winners!

Our sincere thanks to adjudicators, Wendy Petrie, Kate Laurence and Kimberlee Downs for their time and encouraging comments.

SENIOR SCHOOL SPEECH WINNERS Winner: Seth Mellis-Glynn Animals in the Work Force Runners Up: Sebe Poole Perception v Reality Ari Taylor Why I Appreciate School More Finalists: James Hiddleston, Adam Andrews, Isaac Morris, Jonny Ormond, Rafi Newland, Theo Colyer, Hugo Mortimer, Luca Evans

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPEECH WINNERS Winner: Toby Wigglesworth Bluebird Chips Runner Up: Hamish Watson Lego Highly Commended: Ayden Singh-Ali Lockdown Ben Roberton Tolerance Finalists: Jacob Lui, Ben Durose, Antoni Dick, Ethan Mora, Ashaan Cordwell, Will McLeod

International Recognition

hree of our Boys’ School musicians, Oliver Mar (cellist) and brothers TEdison and Leo Zhou (pianists), have been awarded international recognition at recent music competitions. With the ‘Covid effect’ pushing international competitions online this year, Oliver competed virtually in the Melbourne International Piano and Strings competition and achieved a 2nd place competing against musicians from fourteen other countries. Edison and Leo both entered the 2020 Grand Prize Virtuoso in Germany, both placing 1st in their respective age groups! Edison and Oliver also won 1st Prizes for the 21st International Valsesia Musica Competition in Italy and Leo won 2nd Prize in the US Charleston International Music Competition.

Listen to their winning performances and you’ll be left in no doubt about their talent!

Oliver Mar on Cello: https://youtu.be/aMCTlvp4fwc Edison Zhou on Piano: https://youtu.be/6kdEPs1c-Rc Leo Zhou on Piano: https://youtu.be/1pB7LqPUfRo boys' school boys'

32 Boys’ School Music Showcase 2020

he JC Chalmers Hall at the Boys’ School was packed wall to Both the Saint Kentigern Singers and the Performers’ Twall with boys, parents and invited guests for the annual Music Choir had their moment in the spotlight. The Singers are a group Showcase; a morning when our leading musicians have a chance to of boys who meet to learn singing techniques and are currently share their talents and love of music. working through The Voice for Life Training programme. The Performers’ Choir is our senior auditioned choir who learn a wide The audience was welcomed into the hall – loudly - by the Boys’ repertoire of both secular and sacred pieces to perform in our School Pipes and Drums! The pipers and drummers clearly enjoyed Chapel services and various events throughout the year. Both choirs the chance to play for an audience as they passed by. gave confident performances. With MCs’ Arden Matheson and Edison Zhou keeping the audience The concert concluded with closing remarks from Principal, Mr Peter informed, the Symphonic Orchestra opened the concert with the Cassie who is always in awe of our musicians. Like many ‘non-musicians,’ theme song from ‘Beauty and the Beast’ followed by a medley he wishes he shared their talents! He began by acknowledging the of Queen songs, bringing an orchestral influence to items better graduating Year 8 students who have given so much to the music known rock numbers! The orchestra is a mix of both beginner and programme over the years, both in talent and leadership. experienced players, with those already well-skilled, taking on section leadership. The String Group followed on, playing the gentle Handel’s In this ‘most unusual year,’ Mr Cassie reiterated something we have Water Music. all come to appreciate in recent months – how lucky we are to live in New Zealand and be able to gather for a live performance of music Leading musicians had the chance to audition for a solo spot, and song at a time when such an opportunity is unthinkable in other beginning with Max Mei who also plays in the orchestra and the string parts of the world. group. Max wowed with a violin performance of ‘Csardas’ by Vittoria Monti. Our three other soloists for the morning have all achieved Mr Cassie offered his thanks to Mrs Janet Grierson, Mrs Georgina international acclaim in recent competitions - Olver Mar (cellist) and Jarvis and our itinerant music teachers for the fantastic work they do brothers Edison and Leo Zhou (pianists) have each excelled this year. with the boys – and to our parents for encouraging their boys to take up an instrument or join in song, to be able to share their talents at The smaller ensembles of the Flute Choir, Jazz Combo, Guitar Duet, what was a superb morning concert. Recorder Consort and Jazz Band each had their chance to entertain with a wide range of musical styles and each group receiving an Well done to all the performers! enthusiastic reception. boys' school boys'

33 A Camp for All Seasons!

he weather almost conspired against Year 3 for their first taste of the Tgreat outdoors, as showers fell, wind blew erratically, the sun came out, the sun went in, and the temperature went up and down the scale all day and into the night – but that did not stop our youngest campers from having a fantastic time!

The Year 3 camp gives the boys a taste of school camps to come, making the most of our own amazing ‘school camp ground’ and the natural facilities around campus. Late in the year, the programme was kept simple but that didn’t reduce the capacity for a huge amount fun and opportunities to learn new skills. It also meant that when the rain fell, activities originally intended to take place outdoors could be quickly relocated to the classrooms.

With a new set of tents available, the first task was to get them erected. With the boys split into four activity groups, each group had their turn to work out how to peg down the inner tent and insert the poles. It was at this point, with almost all the groups that the rain, most un-usefully, started to fall! The real fun came when the boys tried to lift the flysheets into place – just as the wind picked up! Bit by bit the boys learned the art of working co-operatively, and the communication between the boys as they darted in and out of the rain and sorted issues together was excellent!

The pool was put to use to learn to kayak. Here, the focus was very much about developing the confidence and skills to not only paddle a kayak, but to know how to cope when things go awry. The rain really didn’t matter in the pool and the huge smiles said everything!

Originally one of the activities was intended to be the construction of a large, cardboard marble run down the bank of Roselle Lawn, but driven inside, the construction of a group castle became the focus – with secret entrances and continually moving walls. In the confined space with so many boys and boxes, communication and co-operation between the boys were vital and this was very evident! As a respite from activity, the final activity was a quiet time to work with clay to create pinch pots. The boys settled right down and the concentration was clear to see as they carefully built the walls of their pots.

As day turned to twilight, the boys enjoyed a filling barbecue dinner – cooked by a willing band of Year 8 boys before the Year 3s let off the last of their energy in a noisy round of tug of war. Then, it was time to settle quietly for storytime. It was a tired group of boys who finally settled into their sleeping bags overnight. The staff were definitely ready for sleep too! boys' school boys'

34 Chalmers Wins House Haka HOUSE HAKA CUPS

eart and soul were poured into the House Haka competition at the Boys’ 1ST CHALMERS HSchool. With the entire school gathered into the Sports Centre, and then 2ND divided into the four House groupings, they only had a few minutes each on the WISHART floor to impress the visiting judges. Matua Maurice Nelson, Te Reo teacher at the 3RD CARGILL College, was joined by College students, Rawiri Martin and Jade Stewart. 4TH With Chalmers led by Luka Matata, Wishart by Oliver Hardie, Cargill by Erza HAMILTON Patrick and Hamilton by James Hiddleston, each House took it in turns to present the Boys’ School Haka, Tu Tangata’. It talks about the mana and pride that we have in our school.

Judging criteria was based on actions, pronunciation, synchronicity, facial expressions, leadership and the overall impact of the performance. With marks from each of the judges tallied, Chalmers was declared the winner. The whole school of over 600 boys then took to the floor to perform the haka in unison, led by Marco Alpe – what an amazing sight and sound as the boys gave it their all! Matua Nelson, Rawiri and Jade then rose to their feet and performed the new College Haka in response!

Wishart Wins Tug of War

uscles were strained, faces were red, and Mspectators cheered as teams lined up to see who would claim the Tug of War title at the Boys’ School. Their annual competition was the last HOUSE TUG OF competition for the year and was WAR CHAMPIONS all about team-work, challenging students to work collaboratively. 1ST WISHART Working collaboratively is 2ND CARGILL the key to success in any team exercise and as our Year 0-8 3RD CHALMERS boys learnt, they had to work together to stay in ‘rhythm’ to 4TH HAMILTON win. The pressure was on!

All teams worked hard as their supporters cheered from the sidelines giving them that extra push as they went through the best of three rounds. It was a tight competition but in the end, Wishart took the lead!

The event was a great way for the boys to finish the year! boys' school boys'

35 On Again, Off Again Athletics! ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS Year 5 Champions

fter the Middle School athletics was postponed the previous day by rain, it was fingers crossed for 1st Harold MacCulloch CH Athe Senior School Athletics to go ahead on schedule! Despite the cold, blustery conditions, and the 2nd Jonny Ford WI track and field well-soaked from the rain, the boys in Year 7&8 arrived at the Pakuranga Athletics Club in 3rd Samuel Nichols WI Lloyd Elsmore Park ready for action! Year 6 Champions As the competitive running, throwing and jumping got underway, every boy gave every event every ounce of his energy! No matter his ability, the determination on each face to give his best was fantastic 1st Joe McLeod WI to see! Year 7 champion, Leofe Usufono was also a record breaker, jumping a whopping 5.14m in the 2nd Hugo Bricklebank HA long jump! Well done Leofe! 3rd Miki Cronin WI We couldn’t have hoped for a better day for the rescheduled Middle School Athletics! In complete Year 7 Champions contrast to the previous two days, we enjoyed a blaze of summer sunshine as the boys in Years 5 and 6 1st Leofe Usufono HA set about some personal bests on the track and field. The Year 4 events, that should have taken place as part of the Middle School event, were yet again postponed as they were taking a pre-planned trip 2nd Angus Paterson CH to Tiritiri Matangi Island on that day. Two Year 5 records were broken with Harold McCulloch blitzing 3rd Max Trankels HA the 200m in 30.25s and Sam Body throwing the discus a mighty 20.20m! Year 8 Champions And so to the Juniors and the rescheduled, rescheduled Year 4 events. Yes, you guessed, it rained 1st Pierce Gault CA and we almost ran out of days in 2020 to be able to fit this in. But in the last week of term, a sunny spot opened up and the events finally got underway in perfect conditions! 2nd Sam Jancys CH

As always, we were truly grateful to the willing band of parents who offered their assistance, taking 3rd Ari Taylor WI the role of timekeepers in all the races from 100-800m – with a range of heats and finals, a huge number of boys flashed past them at the finish line! A sincere thank you for your help and good humour! HOUSE ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS 1ST CHALMERS 320 POINTS 2ND HAMILTON 319 POINTS 3RD WISHART 244 POINTS 4TH CARGILL 231 POINTS

Chalmers Wins House Relays

he sun shone down as yellow, red, blue and green House Tshirts filled Martyn Wilson Field for the House Relay RELAY CHAMPIONS event. The Year 4 boys were the first runners of the day, and as the morning unfolded, House spirits rose and the 1ST CHALMERS competition on the field became more intense! With all the points tallied, Chalmers took first place. Well done to all our 2ND HAMILTON runners – including the staff who picked up the baton to compete in the final race. 3RD CARGILL

Our sincere thanks to parent, Andrew Cornaga from Photosport for 4TH WISHART sharing his photos. boys' school boys'

36 REMUERA ZONE Year 5 Results: 60m 3rd Severyn Yushchenko 100m 2nd Harold MacCulloch 200m 1st Harold MacCulloch 3rd Severyn Yushchenko

High Jump 3rd Ben Durose Ball Throw 2nd Samuel Nichols National Title for 3rd Sam Boddy Long Jump 3rd Harold MacCulloch Cricket 1st XI 4 X 100m Relay SKBS 1st aving beaten Sacred Heart, Balmoral Intermediate, Murray’s Bay Year 6 Results: Hand King’s School in the Auckland Active Cup, the Boys’ School 100m 2nd Henry Deacon Cricket 1st XI team earned the right to represent Auckland at the Long Jump 2nd Ethan Mora National competition in Palmerston North. On the first evening, New Zealand Cricket hosted all the teams for a BBQ dinner and an official High Jump 3rd Joe McLeod Opening Ceremony where our 1st XI Captain, Marco Alpe, introduced Ball Throw 1st Hugo Bricklebank his players to the audience and the rest of the competitors. 3rd Will McLeod The other teams vying for the cup were: Marian Catholic School (Hamilton), Hereworth School (Hawkes Bay), Raroa Intermediate EASTERN ZONE (Wellington), Waihi School (Canterbury) and Queenstown Primary Year 7 Zone Results School (Otago). The next three days were full on with five matches to 100m 1st Leofe Usufono play. The boys beat Marian Catholic School and Raroa Intermediate on Monday, Queenstown Primary and Waihi School on Tuesday, and 200m 1st Leofe Usufono then faced a limited 10 over match on Wednesday against Hereworth 2nd Angus Paterson School as rain set in. Both teams were unbeaten at this point so this 400m 1st Angus Paterson was a true final with crucial points at stake. Hereworth made 59/6 off their 10 overs whilst Saint Kentigern made 62/0 off 6 overs to win the 3rd Ben Worrall 1500m match by 6 wickets – and the National title! Long Jump 1st Leofe Usufono There was some outstanding play by the boys. Of note, Marco 2nd Angus Paterson Alpe made 208 runs, scored at an average of 69, 6 stumpings and 3 High Jump 1st Nico Stanley catches. Ollie Davies made 183 runs scored at an average of 61 and Relay 1st SKBS Harry Waite took 16 wickets and was the highest wicket taker Year 8 Zone Results for the tournament. At the final closing ceremony, Marco Alpe was named MVP of the National Tournament. Well done boys! 200m 2nd Sam Jancys Team: Marco Alpe (Captain), Ollie Davies (Vice Captain - Fielding), 400m 2nd Ari Taylor Harry Waite (Vice Captain), Fergus Allan, William Barclay, Joel 800m 3rd James Hiddleston Gardner, Thomas McCulloch, Harry McLeod, Carter McMahon, Sam Shot Put 1st Luka Makata Openshaw, Fergus Williams.

Relay 3rd SKBS Our sincere thanks to Andrew Cornaga from Photosports for supplying the photos INTER ZONE ATHLETICS RESULTS Year 7 100m 1st Leofe Usufono RECORD 12.40 200m 1st Leofe Usufono RECORD 25.28 Long Jump 1st Leofe Usufono 5.03m Relay team 1st Joe Hayward, Angus Paterson, Max Trankels, Leofe Usufono boys' school boys'

37 Boys vs Wild – 2020

ach year, a large number of our senior boys Covid, the boys had to complete their service Ework towards the Saint Kentigern Service within our own campsite ‘bubble.’ Our bubble Awards. Run along similar lines to the Duke of activities included BBQ cleaning, tent inspections Edinburgh Hillary Awards, the bronze, silver and and maintenance of the ETOC equipment. Service gold awards require a good level of commitment also included the collaboration of each group to to achieve. Each level has requirements work out a menu plan and then prepare and cook to undertake outdoor activities, school for each other. representation, research projects and service The beauty of the reserve was explored on the at home, school and in the wider community. Ecology trail where School Chaplain, Rev. Hardie A detailed log book is kept and an interview is kept the boys well informed with his endless fact required before the level is awarded. sheets on the local flora and fauna. Rev Hardie The boys who have achieved the silver award by had a limitless catalogue of facts of local animals Week 6 ,Term 4 are invited to take part in Boys v. to share with the boys! Wild, which counts towards part of the camp and The surfing, Amazing Race, cricket, cooking, service requirements of the gold award. Some of football, bodysurfing, camping, swimming, the boys had already achieved their gold award capture the flag and even MathMate were by the time the 74 boys headed away to their Boy all highlights mentioned by the boys in their vs Wild Service trip to the Tawharanui Reserve - reflections of the Boy vs Wild camp! As the sun and what awaited them was an experience that set on the 2020 Boy vs Wild camp, the Year 8 will, no doubt, be a highlight for them in 2020. boys had time to reflect back on their time at In previous years, a component of the camp Saint Kentigern Boys’ School and the important has been to offer service within that community, role that service plays as one of our core values. often working alongside DOC. This year, due to

Tennis Champions

ongratulations to our Boys’ School Years 4-8 tennis Cchampions. After several rounds of play, some tense final matches were played to determine the Tennis Champion for each age group. Well done boys!

Year 4 – Austin Zhao beat Ray Yang 9/0 Year 5 – Zacharia Dalzell beat Harold MacCulloch 9/2 Year 6 – George Joll beat Sam Bridgeman 9/1 Year 7 – Harald Schlasberg beat Scott Nel 6/3 6/1 Year 8 – Theo Burn beat Marco Alpe 6/2 1/6 7/5 boys' school boys'

38 Saint Kentigern Boys' School Parents and Friends

s always, the commitment shown by our community of parents Towels Fundraiser Aand friends, who continually show up for the Boys’ School A fantastic new initiative was suggested community to consistently deliver memorable events and initiatives and well supported by the school – towels for the benefit of their sons is amazing. We are very grateful to those embroidered with the school emblem and continue to offer their time to make these commitments. further personalised with each boy’s name.

I’d like to acknowledge the ongoing contribution of the Executive The aim was to run a fundraiser that would Committee of the P&F. This year has been particularly difficult, benefit the boys. Towels were a great choice, given we were only able to operate in a limited capacity, due to the particularly useful for our swimming terms lockdowns. I’d also like to acknowledge the contributions made by a and other water sports. We sold about 500 number of hard working volunteers: towels to the school community.

• Our syndicate leads – Allison Roberts, Liz Hewes and Amanda Chair Summary Burn. They continued an excellent job in leading the ongoing It has been a privilege and an honour to communications and coordination of information across the parent be selected to take the position of chair of the Boys’ School P&F group of the Junior, Middle and Senior schools, they were also Committee in 2020. I have been extremely fortunate to have been dedicated volunteers for many events. surrounded by a supremely capable and willing Executive Committee • 2020 was a challenging year for all, not only due to the impact and broader group of event leads and volunteers. of COVID-19 but also the significant change of a new Chair and Whilst 2020 has been a difficult and challenging year in many ways Vice Chair starting in a year with limited capacity for face to face it has also allowed me the breathing space to understand what is meetings. However, within the wider P&F group there is committed required of the role and contemplate new and exciting initiatives for group of parents who are passionate about playing their part in the 2021 year. Next year will have a strong focus on re-engaging the making the Boys’ School experience an amazing one for their boys. Boys’ School community in what we hope will be a year in which we This group has been dedicated to running the events we have been return to our ‘normal’ way of life. Even if the new normal is different for able to being pivotal in some new ideas for the boys. some time, we now have a better understanding of what that looks like, An annual highlight, Celtic Day was delayed due to the lockdowns, and can plan accordingly. Our team will focus on ensuring that events however, both the P&F and the school were committed to giving the and connection opportunities are available, regardless of external boys this day of fun. Holding this event in Term 4 was a great way to events. There are many opportunities to connect in less traditional round out the school year. ways, and many different options for us to consider for the future. The role of the Chair gives me a much deeper understanding of the great work our school does for our boys, the opportunities they have and the incredible support they have from their parents. Our boys are blessed with truly remarkable opportunities every day.

Fides Servanda Est

Kirsty Macorison Chair of the Boys’ School Parents and Friends

Auckland Primary and Intermediate Ski Championships

ith no School Ski Championships held ‘down the mountain’ this year, all efforts focused on the Auckland Primary and Intermediate Ski WChampionships held indoors on the artificial slope at Snowplanet. The Boys’ School came away with some excellent results with a Team 1st Overall in the Senior Division and Team 3rd overall in Junior Division. Individual skiers also came away with medals: Jacob Hageman: 2nd Giant Slalom Senior, Maxim Zurflueh: 3rd Slope Style Senior, William Starrenburg: 3rd Slope Style Middle, James Zhang: 2nd Giant Slalom Junior, Oliver Mar: 3rd Giant Slalom Junior.

Well done boys, hopefully next year you can compete once again on real snow ‘down the mountain!’ boys' school boys'